Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-30
'otal cost of.................... lG0. 600

The arithmetics were got out after my
term, so shall leave them out of consider.
alton in my remarks. This table, how
ever, is given as the text for the following
sweeping comments:
Thus il will be seen that according TO
the reported cost of the work of printing
and binding these books. the total amount
spent in their manufacture was Sal $50.
The total sum of money appropriated tor
textbook purposes was $4,000. Colonel
Ayers, in his report, dated June 80, 1886.
estimates the cost of the ext-book proper
ton OF the plant to be S56,43l 50. This,
deducted from the appropriation, leaves
Sl2l ,06S Is. The amount OF stock on hand
at that time was $14,031 IS, which, added
to the cost of the books. shows that there
was expended S55.sS1 10. As tie entire
appropriation is exhausted, it will be seen
when snbtrac;ing the two amounts that the
vast SUM of S65,1S6 As has been expended
for various other purposes. What these
are may be CLEANED from Colonel Ayers re-
port. One item charged to the textbook
department is for $5I1, charged BY him for
going East TO buy machinery. There are
lnnunerable sundries which. while their
correctness is not disputed, look rather
vague IN report that ought 10 be explicit
By simple calculation il viii be seen
that, as only 10000 books have been pub
lished, and Sl21 06S Is were spent in their
manufacture, either directly or indirectly,
that each book actually cost the State about
~ cents. OF course, from the sum given
above there must be deducted the value OF
the stock on hand at the present time.
which, including the work for handling
the same, is estimated at sl0o0on
1t would be impossible in the whole
range OF controversy TO find more hardy
misstatements. more garbled peryersions
OF facts. more indecent shutting of figures
to bolster slanderous publication, or more
arithmeiical darkness. in the same number
OF lines than appears in the above extract.
IN the flrst place, ! shall lop off the
s. 500 for the arithmeties, as have Moth
ing to do with them That leaves $50. 80
IS the returns the State will receive from
5000 First Readers, &c. OOO Second Read.
ers. $4,000 Third Readers, and 40 0O0 SPELL
ers- The Chronicles man, in order TO make
out an apparent case, dedncts from the
Sl5JlesD appropriated by the Legislature of
1888 20 procure machinery, bindery. etc. and
to carry on the textbook work. SEQ. 49, 80
that being the cost of that portion of the
plant used in getting out the school books.
But the Legislature. in the law making the
appropriation Of $4,000. provided that
the bindery 10 be established By the State
should also DO the State work, which had
before been let out by contract. Hence,
the total cost OF The plant for the bindery..
the press-room, the eieetrotyping room and
engineers department was S57.9l7 80.
This whole sum must necessarily be de-
dneied from the sl59, 0o0-not merely The
text book proportion. The Chronicle has
no right TO leave out the 81, ass 81 propor-
ton OF tbs State printing plant. and make |
1t appear thst the cost to the State az the |
textbooks is tilet much more. The State ,
printing portion 81 the plant IS authorized |